Sadiron holder



June 7, 1960 E. E. ELLISTON 2,939,667

SADIRON HOLDER Filed Sept. 29, 1958 ATTORNEYS.

Uniwd Sta e Q"-'i I SADIRON HOLDER Edward E. Elliston, Halicki Mfg. (30.,4546 w. 47th St.,

Chicago, Ill. r

Filed Sept. 29 1958, Ser. No. 164,012

3 Claims. (Cl. 2 48-1175) This invention relates to a sadiron holder and more particularly to a holder attachable to an ironing board'- to hold the iron suspended above the board for resting 2,939,667 Patented June 7,

Figure 3 is a side elevation illustrating the holder mounted on a board in ironing position; V

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showingthe holder in clamping position;

Figure 5 is a partial section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 and Figure 6 is apartial section illustrating mounting of base'10 is rested on the upper surface of the ironing it during an ironing operationorto hold it tightly on the board for storage.

In ironing with a sadiron it has been customary to provide a heat resistant pad or plate'on the ironing board on which the iron can be rested during an ironing operation. t

Upon completion of the ironing operation it has been customary to remove the iron from the board to a place of storage and to fold andstore the ironing board separately from the iron.

It has been proposed heretofore to provide iron holders 2 which serve both as a rest for the iron during an ironing operation and to hold the iron either on the board or in a separate place for storage at the end of an ironing operation. Such devices, as heretofore proposed, have been relatively complex and expensive and inconvenient to use. i

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide a sadiron holderwhich is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture and is easy to use and which holds the iron spacedfrom the ironing board to rest it during an ironing operation and clamps the iron securely to the board for storage therewith. f

1 board atone end thereof and the screw 13 is tightened to engagethe bottom of the board and clamp the base securely there on with the ears 11 projecting up from the top surface of the board. I

An arm is pivotally mounted on the base and, as shown, is preferably-formed of a strip of wire bent into I a generally U-shape to provide straight parallel leg portions 14 which are turned outwardly at their ends to define pivot pins 14a and 14b extending pivotally through. openings in the ears llrespectively. The legs 14-of the U member are bent laterally toward the free end andareotfset, as indicated at 15, to define recesses opening upwardly when the arm is in elevated position to receive the handle of aniron. The outer ends of the at the free ends of the legs of the U to a base member I which is-clamped to the ironing board and with the free end of the arm bent laterally and offset to define recesses .to receive the handle of the iron. A clip may be detachably mounted on one arm of the U-member in registration with the recessed portion to provide an elevated iron supporting surface at one end of the iron either to level the iron or to hold one end tilted slightly upward V to prevent spillage of water, in the case of a steam iron.

According to another feature the arm is pivoted be tween sheet metal ears on the base member and rides over the projection on one of the'ears 'during pivotal movement with means being provided to 'draw the ear and arm together to hold the arm securely in either of its pivoted positions.

The above and other objects and features of the invenbodying the invention with an iron held thereon being illustrated in dot-dash lines; I I Figure 2 is an elevation similar to Figure 1 looking from the right of Figure 1;

legs 14 of the U member are joined by a cross mem-i ber 16 and may beconnected adjacent to the base by a cross strip'17 welded or otherwise'securedi thereto to reinforce and brace the arm construction.

Thearrn is adapted to be swung between an upper position, as shown in Figure :3, and a lower clamping;

position, as shown in Figure 4. To define these positions positively" and accurately, one of. the ears 11 is formed with an inwardly extending projection 18 which may be formed by pressing, inward a sheet metal of theear and over which the'adjac ent leg of 'the arm rides during asta-instalment from one positionto another. Preferably, the upper position of the arm is limited by a stop 19 formed by pressing out a small lug from the metal of the ear. When'the arm is in its upper position, the

leg 14 thereof adjacent to the projection 18 will lie between the projection 18 and the stop 19, as shown in Figure 5. When the arm is in its lowered clamping position, it will lie beneath the projection 18, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 5. I

In order to hold the arm securely in either of two de sired positions, the pivot pin 14a is threaded, as best seen in Figure 2, and a wing nut 21 is threaded thereon. When the wing nut is tightened with the arm in either of its positions it will draw the adjacent ear 11 tightly against the arm so that-they cannot separate thereby to allow the arm to pass over the projection 18. In this 'manner the arm is securely locked in either its upper operative position or its lower clamping position. When the wing nut is loosened the arm can be moved to ride over the projection 18, the ear and/or the arm springing apart at this time to permit movement of the arm.

In use the base may be clamped to the end of an ironing board, asshown in Figures 3 and 4, and the arm may be raised to its elevated position shown in Figure 3, the wing nut zl'being tightened to lock the'arm securely in this position. At this time, an iron, as indicated in dotted lines at 22, may be supported in spaced relation to the ironing board by slipping the handle of the iron over the laterally offset end of the arm until the iron handle rests in the recesses provided by the ofiset portions 15. The

length of the arm is such that the iron will be held spaced a short distance above the ironing board so that scorching of the ironing board will be prevented. The recesses will prevent accidental. dropping of the arm, but are relatively shallow andrare joined to the remainder of the arm by. angling portions of the iron so that the iron can very easily be placed in its supported position .on the arm, shown in Figure 3, and can easily be lifted from the arm for use.

In some cases, it is desirable to elevate one end of. the arm either to compensate for angling of the handle or to raise one end of the arm to prevent spillage of water in the case of a steam iron. 'For this purpose, a clip, indicated generally at 23, is provided which may be clamped on to one leg of the U-shaped arm in registry with the recesses to provide an elevated supporting surface, The clip is preferably formed of sheet metal of U-shape cross section, as seen in Figure. 6, of a size to fit relatively tightly over the wire arm. As best seen in Figure 1, the clip is ofiset in its central portion to provide a shallow recess overlying the recess in the arm itself and to provide a slightly elevated supporting surface for the'iron. With the clip in place, when an iron is placed on the arm, as shown in Figure 2, one end thereof will be slightly elevated with respect to the other end so that water contained within the iron will not spill therefrom, as may OCClll with certain types of steam irons if the front end is allowed to tilt below the rear end.

At the completion of an ironing operation and after the iron has remained in the suspended position shown in Figure 3 for a sufiicient length of time to cool the wing nut 21 may again be loosened and the iron may be pressed downward against the board, as shown in Figure 4. This operation will swing the arm downward until the free end 16 thereof engages the board, at which time the arm clamps the iron tightly against the board. The wing nut 21 may then be tightened again to hold the arm securely in its holding position and the board may be folded with the iron secure thereon for storage.

It will be seen that the iron holder of the present invention is extremely simple in its construction and operation and provides an efiective rest for the iron during an ironing operation as well as an eflicient clamp to hold the iron on the board for storage.

While one embodiment of the invention has been shown and described in detail, it will be understood that this is illustrative only and is notto be taken as a definition of the scope of the invention, reference being had for this purpose to the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A sadiron holder comprising a base, means on the base to secure it to an ironing board, an arm formed of a generally U-shaped length of wire having the free ends of its legs pivoted on the base on an axis parallel to the ironing board, the arm being bent laterally adjacent to its free end andformed with recesses in the laterally bent end portions of its legs to receive the handle of an iron, and locking means to hold the arm on the base in one position in which the arm projects upward from the fitting detachably on one leg of the arm in registry with the recess therein and spaced thereabove to provide a higher support for the iron handle at one end thereof than at the other.

3. A sadiron holder comprising a sheet metal base having upwardly projecting spaced parallel sheet metal ears thereon, means on the base to secure it to an ironing board with the ears projecting outwardly from one side of the board, an arm between the ears having oppositely projecting aligned pivot pins fitting pivotally in openings in the ears respectively, the arm having a laterally bent over end portion formed with a recess to receive the handle of an iron and being movable from one position in which the bent over end portion is spaced from and generally parallel to the board to a second position in which the bent over end portion engages the board, an inward projection on one of the ears over which the adjacent side of the arm rides in moving from said one position to said second position, said one ear and the adjacent portion of the arm flexing away from each other as the arm rides over the projection, and means for drawing said one ear and the arm tightly together to hold the arm against pivoting relative to the base.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,110,190 Dodge Sept. 8, 1914 

